Political Culture In Texas Politics

Political culture plays a huge role in Texas politics, but what is political culture? Political culture is a set of attitudes, beliefs and sentiments which give a meaning to a political process. It includes moral judgments, political myths, beliefs, and ideas about what makes for a good society. A political culture is a reflection of a government, but it also incorporates elements of history and tradition that may influence today's population. Political cultures matter because they shape a population’s political knowledge and actions. When you look at the state of Texas as a whole you see two political cultures that really shape Texas’s politics, government and public policy. These two dominant political cultures are described as idealistic and traditionalistic.
The individualistic nature of state politics can be seen in the support for private business, opposition to big government, and faith in individual initiative. Even though these political cultures are seen throughout the state, I can see one day that the political culture may change. More then one thousand people move to Texas every day and from all over the country. Each one of these individuals that move have different viewpoints on politics based off where they were raised, what social class they consider themselves to be in, and even race. Nowadays we find that the older population seems to be the one that votes and has higher impact on Texas politics and also who is elected, but the youth of our generation seems to be catching on and having more and more of an impact on our political culture. I believe that sooner or later the state of Texas will be so diverse that the political culture will change and it will no longer feel like a one party dominance in all of the states